Dogs & animal control across Ontario
Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
240 of 444 municipalities in Ontario have an adopted bylaw on dogs & animal control on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Metcalfe Township |
By-Law 44 of 2023 - Animal Control By-Law
adopted 2023-07-17 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs/cats must be leashed (max 3m) or confined when off owner's property, unless in designated off-leash area or with landowner consent. · max animals: 3 dogs; 4 cats; 12 rabbits (max 2 over 6 months); 4 per species household pet | 2026-08-28 |
| Alfred and Plantagenet Township |
Animal Control and Dog Licensing Fees
adopted 2026-03-10 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Leash max 2.4 meters, under direct control, unless on owner's premises, consented land, or designated off-leash park. · max animals: 3 dogs per household | 2026-08-28 |
| Amaranth Township |
By-law 2026-19 - Animal Control - Dogs and Kennels | licence required: True · leash rule: Allow dog to run at large · max animals: 3 dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Amherstburg Town |
By-law 2022-008 - Keeping of Animals (Animal Care and Control) | licence required: True · licence fee: Spayed/Neutered: $16 (Jan-Apr), $26 (After Apr 30); Senior: $11/$21; Unaltered: $26/$36; Senior Unaltered: $21/$31; Personal Assistance: $0 · leash rule: Dogs prohibited from running at large; must be on leash not exceeding 1.8 metres off premises, except designated off-leash areas. | 2026-08-28 |
| Armstrong Township |
Animal Control By-Law 2022-47
adopted 2023-01-11 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $10 spayed/neutered before Feb 1; $20 unfixed before Feb 1; $20 spayed/neutered Feb 1-Dec 31; $30 Feb 1-Dec 31; $5 replacement tag · leash rule: Dogs/cats must be on a leash not more than 2 meters in length and under effective control when off premises. | 2026-08-28 |
| Arnprior Town |
Animal Control By-law No. 5991-11 | licence required: True · licence fee: FREE* (January 1st to February 28th (or 29th)); $15.00 (March 1st to 31st neutered); $20.00 (March 1st to 31st not neutered); $30.00 (After March 31st neutered); $50.00 (After March 31st not neutered) · leash rule: No person shall allow a dog or cat to run at large within the Town of Arnprior. | 2026-08-28 |
| Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh Township |
By-law 30-2022 - Animal Control | licence fee: $100.00 Vicious Dog; $100.00 Pit Bull; $150.00 Kennel Licence · leash rule: No person shall permit a Dog to run at large. Control means on a leash max 6 feet (1.8 metres). · max animals: Urban: 2 dogs (max 5 cats/dogs); Rural: 5 dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Asphodel–Norwood Township |
Cat Control By-law 2017-48
+3 more adopted 2017-07-25 |
max animals: Three (3) · fines: not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) · licence required: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Athens Township |
Dog By-law 00-01-03 | licence required: True · leash rule: No person shall allow a dog to leave the property unless on a leash not exceeding three (3) metres · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Atikokan Town |
The Corporation of the Town of Atikokan By-law No. 11-05 (as amended) Being a by-law to license, regulate, and control domestic animals in the Township of Atikokan, and to provide for the operation of an animal shelter | licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00 unaltered; $15.00 altered; $10.00 unaltered microchip; Free Lifetime License altered microchip; $50.00 kennel · leash rule: No pet shall run at large in zoned areas; must be under physical control (lead <=2m) in public places. | 2026-08-28 |
| Augusta Township |
3745-2024 Canine Control By-Law
adopted 2024-11-25 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No Owner shall allow their dog to run at large. | 2026-08-28 |
| Aylmer Town |
Animal Control By-law No. 09-06 | licence required: True · licence fee: $16.00; $2.00 reduction before February 1st; Kennel $200.00 · leash rule: Dog prohibited at large; must be leashed or within 3 metres (10 feet); leash max 3 metres (10 feet). | 2026-08-28 |
| Bancroft Town |
Canine Control By-law No. 85-2022, office consolidation | licence required: True · licence fee: $40.00; *50% discount if paid by March 31st of each year · leash rule: No owner shall have a dog on public property unless the dog is leashed and under control. | 2026-08-28 |
| Barrie City |
Animal Control By-law (By-law 2010-035) | licence required: True · leash rule: No owner shall allow dog to run at large; leash max 6 feet held by competent person. · max animals: No owner shall have more than three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Beckwith Township |
By-Law 2024-11 Licensing, Regulating and Keeping of Dogs and Other Animals
adopted 2024-03-19 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00; $2.00 replacement; $30.00 kennel; N/ C guide/police dog · leash rule: Running at large prohibited; owner must maintain sufficient control to prevent the dog from running at large. | 2026-08-28 |
| Belleville City |
Animal Licensing and Control By-law
adopted 2005-12-12 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No owner shall cause or permit his or her dog to run at large. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Billings Township |
Exotic Animal By-Law 2021-31 (Office Consolidation)
+1 more adopted 2021-08-03 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $40.00 (one time) administrative fee · leash rule: Chickens must not run at large; must be kept in Coop or Outdoor Run. | 2026-08-28 |
| Blandford-Blenheim Township |
Animal Care and Control By-Law 2184-2020
adopted 2020-03-18 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed when not on the owner's property; animals cannot be at large. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Blind River Town |
Animal Regulation By-law 19-26
adopted 2019-04-15 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No Dog or Cat At Large; must be controlled by leash held by individual, max 2 metres length. · max animals: 4 Dogs or 4 Cats over 12 weeks; combined max 4 | 2026-08-28 |
| Bluewater Municipality |
Animal Control By-Law
adopted 2015-03-16 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00; $25.00; $30.00; $100.00 vicious/Pit Bull; $15.00 late · leash rule: No dog shall run at large; control requires leash max 6 feet unless in designated leash free park. | 2026-08-28 |
| Bonfield Township |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 2025-36 | licence required: True · leash rule: Animals must be under restraint at all times; off-property requires leash max 2 meters held by person. · max animals: 2 dogs/cats in Hamlets of Bonfield/Rutherglen; 4 total if mixed (max 2 dogs) | 2026-08-28 |
| Bonnechere Valley Township |
Animal Control By-law 2024-015 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs prohibited from running at large; must be on leash securely attached to Owner when not on owner's property. · max animals: four (4) dogs per household | 2026-08-28 |
| Bracebridge Town |
Dog Control By-law 2013-078
adopted 2013-10-23 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be on a leash or under control when not on owner's property or with consent. · fines: $100.00; $200.00; $300.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Bradford West Gwillimbury Town |
Animal Control By-law 2019-109
adopted 2019-12-17 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No person or owner shall allow, cause or permit a domestic animal, livestock or dog to be at large or trespass. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Brampton City |
Animal Services By-law 201-2023
adopted 2023-11-22 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be leashed and under control on land other than Owner's Property; on Owner's Property must be contained or physically restrained. · max animals: cumulative total of six (6) Cats and Dogs, maximum of three (3) Dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Brant City |
Animal Control and Dog Licensing By-law 174-10
adopted 2010-08-10 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No person shall permit a dog to run at large; physically restrained on leash <= 3m or confined. · max animals: 3 dogs at any premises; 3 cats; 3 of any one species of household pet | 2026-08-28 |
| Brantford City |
Animal Control By-law (Municipal Code Chapter 206 - Dogs - Other Animals) | licence required: True · licence fee: Altered $ 45; Unaltered $ 75; Senior - Altered $ 25; Senior - Unaltered $ 30; Service Dog No Charge; Restricted Dog $ 30; Potentially Dangerous Dog $ 100; Dangerous Dog $ 250 · leash rule: No person shall suffer, allow, or permit any dog... to run at large or trespass within the City of Brantford. | 2026-08-28 |
| Brock Township |
Exotic Animals By-law 2402-2012
+1 more |
fines: maximum penalty of $10,000.00 (ten thousand) dollars and a minimum penalty of not less than $350.00 (three hundred and fifty) dollars · max animals: more than three dogs or cats (Boarding); more than three purebred dogs, cats, sled dogs or working dogs (Breeding) | 2026-08-28 |
| Brockton Municipality |
Dog Control By-Law 2020-082 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Brockville City |
Animal Control By-law 7-82
adopted 1982-01-26 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Running at large prohibited. Leash max 2 meters on public lands or private lands without consent. · max animals: 3 animals of any particular specie nor an aggregate of 4 animals on residential land | 2026-08-28 |
| Bruce Mines Town |
Chicken/Animal Keeping By-law #2025-21
adopted 2025-07-14 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Burk's Falls Village |
By-Law No. 08-2017 Care and Control of Animals
adopted 2017-05-23 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No dog permitted to run at large; must be on a leash held by a person in public places. · max animals: 3 dogs (detached dwelling); 2 dogs (dwelling unit in multi-unit property). | 2026-08-28 |
| Burlington City |
Animal Control By-law (By-law 060-2005)
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: If your pet is off your property, it must be on a leash and led by a competent person. | 2026-08-28 |
| Callander Municipality |
Animal Control - By-law 2025-2002 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Calvin Municipality |
2007-013 Dogs | licence required: True · licence fee: Free of Charge · leash rule: kept under restraint at all times; on owners property, out on a leash or at heel beside a competent person | 2026-08-28 |
| Cambridge City |
By-law No. 171-13 - Animal Control By-law
+2 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Carleton Place Town |
Animal Control By-law 122-2018 (Certified Consolidated Copy) | licence required: True · leash rule: Pets must be leashed under direct control unless on owner's property; cats exempt if spayed/neutered and identified. · max animals: three (3) dogs or four (4) cats or a total combined of five (5) pets | 2026-08-28 |
| Carling Township |
Dog By-law 2004-4 Consolidated | licence required: True · leash rule: No owner shall allow dog to run at large; off premises and not under control. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Casey Township |
By-Law 2008-724 — Animals at Large | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Casselman Village |
By-law 2025-59 to regulate, license and control dogs
adopted 2025-12-09 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Cavan Monaghan Township |
Keeping of Certain Animals in the Township By-law 2010-56
+2 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Central Elgin Municipality |
Dog Control By-law No. 1139
+3 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: No person shall permit any dog they own to run at large; restraint means on owner's property, on a leash, or at heel obedient to command. · max animals: no more than three (3) dogs on a premises (puppies not yet weaned not counted) | 2026-08-28 |
| Central Huron Municipality |
Animal Care and Control By-law 6-2012 (Office Consolidation) | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large. On municipal property, must be leashed unless in designated leash-free park. Leash maximum length 6 feet. · max animals: 5 cats/dogs total; max 2 dogs urban; max 3 dogs rural | 2026-08-28 |
| Centre Hastings Municipality |
Animal Control By-law 2025-70 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Centre Wellington Township |
Animal Control By-law 2019-70 | licence required: True · leash rule: No owner of a dog shall permit a dog to be at large in the Township except in a Leash Free Park. · max animals: three (3) dogs; three (3) cats | 2026-08-28 |
| Chapleau Township |
Regulation and Control of Animals By-law 2022-08 | licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00; Replacement Dog Tag (lost) $30.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Chatham-Kent Municipality |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 170-2021 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large except on owner's premises, consented premises, off-leash parks, or when hunting. · max animals: Maximum three dogs per premise; Maximum of five cats per premise. | 2026-08-28 |
| Chisholm Township |
By-law 2020-18 - Canines (Dogs) By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Clarence-Rockland City |
User Fees By-law 2025-105 - Schedule D (Animal Control)
+2 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Clarington Municipality |
Responsible Pet Owners By-law, consolidated | leash rule: Pets, including cats, must always be on a leash when off the owner's property; dogs must be leashed in all parks except leash-free dog parks. · max animals: more than three dogs and three unaltered cats without a special permit · fines: a fine up to $5,000 | 2026-08-28 |
| Cochrane Town |
Dog Control By-law 124-2001
adopted 2001-05-14 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed and under control on land other than owner's, unless consent given by land owner. · max animals: two dogs in any Urban Area | 2026-08-28 |
| Cornwall City |
Animal Control By-law No. 112-1998 (as amended)
+2 more adopted 1998-11-23 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Cramahe Township |
Dog By-law No. 2012-19
adopted 2012-04-03 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00 Jan-Feb; $25.00 Mar-Dec; $100.00 Dangerous · leash rule: No owner shall allow dog to run at large; maximum two-meter long leash under control | 2026-08-28 |
| Dawn-Euphemia Township |
By-Law 46 of 2013 Animal Control By-Law (as amended by 2022-32)
adopted 2022-11-07 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No owner of a Dog shall allow the Dog to run at large within the Township at any time. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Douro-Dummer Township |
Responsible Dog By-law 2021-11 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Drummond/North Elmsley Township |
Animal Control By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Dryden City |
Animal Control By-law No. 2024-23 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Dufferin County County |
County Forest and Rail Trail By-law 2017-39, consolidated June 8, 2023 | leash rule: No person shall permit a dog to run at large; dogs must be under control or on-leash at all times. | 2026-08-28 |
| Dutton/Dunwich Municipality |
Dogs and Exotic Animals - Bylaw 2020-40 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Dysart et al Municipality |
By-law No. 2020-45 - Canine Control By-law
adopted 2020-06-23 |
leash rule: Ensure dog is properly restrained when leaving property; leashed and under control on public property. · fines: $100.00; $150.00; $300.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Ear Falls Township |
By-Law No. 2337-21 to Regulate and Control Animals
adopted 2021-02-16 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No person shall permit an animal to run at large. Dog not under control unless on a leash held by competent person. · max animals: three (3) dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| East Ferris Municipality |
By-law No. 2014-19 - Animal Control
adopted 2014-04-22 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00; $10.00 each additional · leash rule: not on a leash or a maximum length of two (2) metres held by a person | 2026-08-28 |
| East Garafraxa Township |
By-law 2-95 - Regulate and License Dogs
adopted 1995-01-03 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $10.00 male/spayed 1st/2nd; $15.00 unspayed 1st/2nd; $25.00 3rd; $50.00 4th; $100.00 additional · leash rule: No owner shall permit dog to run at large; off premises not under control | 2026-08-28 |
| East Hawkesbury Township |
Animal Control By-Law No. 2008-61
adopted 2008-09-08 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00; no fee handicapped; Kennel $100.00 · leash rule: Must be on owner's property or on leash < 2.4 meters under control of competent person. | 2026-08-28 |
| East Zorra-Tavistock Township |
Animal Control By-law No. 2001-54, consolidated
adopted 2001-10-17 |
leash rule: No person shall permit any animal to run at large or trespass on public property or the property of others · max animals: Dogs - 3 per lot; Cats - 2 per lot; Rabbits - 2 per lot | 2026-08-28 |
| Elliot Lake City |
Animal Control & Responsible Pet Ownership By-Law 22-100
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Englehart Town |
By-Law 2022-03 — Animal Control | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Enniskillen Township |
Animal Control / Dog Licensing — By-Law 24 of 2011 | licence required: True · licence fee: $ 20 for first male or female dog; $ 30 for second male or female dog; $50 for third male or female dog · max animals: three (3) | 2026-08-28 |
| Essa Township |
By-law 2026-19 - Feeding of Wildlife (Office Consolidation)
adopted 2026-05-06 |
fines: $250; $500 | 2026-08-28 |
| Faraday Township |
Cat By-Law
+1 more |
leash rule: Cats being at large are prohibited. · max animals: five · licence required: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Fort Frances Town |
Animal Control By-Law 50-17
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: No dog or cat shall be at large; off premises must be under effective control of responsible person. · max animals: There is no limit to the number of dogs and cats | 2026-08-28 |
| French River Municipality |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 2023-45 | licence required: True · leash rule: No dog shall run at large; off premises requires control by leash no more than two metres. · max animals: 3 dogs over 6 months without kennel licence; 5 cats over 6 months | 2026-08-28 |
| Front of Yonge Township |
Dog Control By-law #12-17 | licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00; $25.00 after March 31st; $12.50 neutered; $100.00 Hobby Kennel; $150.00 Commercial Kennel · leash rule: Dog off property must be on a leash securely attached to person, or under their direct care and control. | 2026-08-28 |
| Gananoque Town |
By-law No. 2010-003 - Animal Control By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Georgian Bay Township |
Animal Control By-Law 2024-030 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Georgian Bluffs Township |
Georgian Bluffs Backyard Poultry By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Georgina Town |
By-law 2003-0072 (PWE-1) - Keeping of Animals Other Than Dogs
+3 more adopted 2003-06-09 |
max animals: three (3) animals not prohibited in SCHEDULE "A" except the offspring up to twelve (12) weeks from date of birth · leash rule: No owner of an animal shall allow the animal to be at large within the borders of the town. · licence required: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Goderich Town |
Animal Care and Control By-Law No. 63 of 2017 | licence required: True · leash rule: No animal shall run at large. Leash max 1.8 meters. Cats exempt. · max animals: 4 total dogs and cats per dwelling unit | 2026-08-28 |
| Gordon/Barrie Island Municipality |
Animal Control By-Law 2025-02
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Greater Madawaska Township |
Animal Control By-Law 09-2008
adopted 2008-04-17 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00 per dog, spayed or neutered; $30.00 per dog NOT spayed or neutered (Before March 31); $20.00 per dog, spayed or neutered; $40.00 per dog, NOT spayed or neutered (After March 31) · leash rule: No person shall allow their animal to run at large. At large means off owner's property and not under control of a competent person. | 2026-08-28 |
| Greater Napanee Town |
Dog Control By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Greenstone Municipality |
Animal Control By-Law 26-20 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Grey County County |
Wolf and Coyote Control By-Law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Guelph City |
Animal Control By-law (2016)-20122
adopted 2016-12-19 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No Keeper shall permit Dog to be Leash-free except on land owned/occupied by Keeper, another's land with permission, or leash-free area. · fines: liable to a maximum fine of $10,000 for each offence | 2026-08-28 |
| Haldimand City |
Animal Control By-law No. 1396-13
adopted 2013-09-23 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Halton Hills Town |
Responsible Pet Owner's By-law / By-law 94-077 | licence required: True · licence fee: $35.00 one year; $57.00 two year; $84.00 three year; Seeing/Hearing Assist Dog and Therapy Dog: No Fee · leash rule: All dogs must be kept on a leash and under the control of their owner unless in a designated off-leash area. | 2026-08-28 |
| Hamilton City |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-law No. 12-031 (Office Consolidation, Jun 2022)
adopted 2012-02-08 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Hamilton Township |
Animal Control By-law 2022-43 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be on a leash when off Owner's property to maintain control. · max animals: 3 dogs for single detached dwelling; 2 dogs for dwelling units in properties with 2+ units. | 2026-08-28 |
| Hanover Town |
Animal Control Responsible Ownership By-law 2819-13 | licence required: True · licence fee: Dog: $15.00-$30.00 (before Mar 31), $25.00-$45.00 (after); Cat: $30.00-$40.00; Service dog: no charge · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large; must be under control of competent person by means of a leash off owner's premises. | 2026-08-28 |
| Hastings Highlands Municipality |
Exotic Animals By-law 2021-037
+1 more adopted 2021-08-18 |
leash rule: Dogs 'Being at Large' are prohibited; defined as off premises and not under control. · fines: $125.00; $300.00; $150.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township |
Animal Control By-law 2026-003 | licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00/dog spayed/neutered; $20.00/dog unaltered; $20.00 late fee · leash rule: Dog must be kept on leash and under control on any land unless on owner's property. | 2026-08-28 |
| Hawkesbury Town |
Animal Control By-law N°36-2020 — Consolidated 2024 | licence required: True · leash rule: No running at large; leash max 1.22 meters when walking. · max animals: 4 domestic animals; max 2 dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Hearst Town |
Animal Care and Control By-Law 91-06
adopted 2006-11-28 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00; $5.00 sterilized; $20.00 cat; $5.00 sterilized cat; no fee service animal/chip · leash rule: No animal to run at large. Off premises, dog or cat must be restrained by tether or leash under control; max 3m leash. | 2026-08-28 |
| Highlands East Municipality |
Exotic Animals By-law
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Hilton Township |
Dogs at Large By-law 757-02
adopted 2002-10-09 |
leash rule: Dogs prohibited from running at large; must be restrained by leashes within Twin Lakes Park and Big Point Centennial Park. · fines: $100.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Hornepayne Township |
Animal By-law
adopted 2016-02-17 |
licence required: True | 2026-08-28 |
| Horton Township |
Dog Control By-law | licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00; $20.00 2nd dog; $20.00 after Mar 31; $25.00 2nd dog after Mar 31; No Fee Service/Therapy · leash rule: No person shall allow a dog to run at large within the Township of Horton. | 2026-08-28 |
| Howick Township |
Canine Control By-law | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs shall not run at large (off premises and not under control of any person). · max animals: three (3) | 2026-08-28 |
| Huntsville Town |
Control and Licensing of Dogs, Consolidated By-law 2021-7 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Huron East Municipality |
Animal Care and Control By-law No. 077-2022
adopted 2022-10-18 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Huron Shores Municipality |
Animal Control By-law 22-76
adopted 2022-09-28 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $10.00 Spayed/Neutered; $15.00 Not Spayed/Neutered; $5.00 seniors/disabled Spayed/Neutered; $7.50 seniors/disabled Not Spayed/Neutered; higher after deadline · leash rule: Dogs must not be at large; leash max 2 metres, held or affixed to individual. | 2026-08-28 |
| Huron-Kinloss Township |
Animal Control By-law 2017-116 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large; leash not be longer than 1.8 metres · max animals: three (3) Dogs | 2026-08-28 |
| Ignace Township |
By-law 38.2021 — The Keeping of Animals | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Innisfil Town |
Animal Control By-Law 069-22
adopted 2022-06-22 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| James Township |
By-Law 23-11 — Animal Control | leash rule: secured by a leash of not more than 1.5 meters; keep the dog leashed on land other than owner's · fines: not exceeding $5.000; set fines $150.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Kawartha Lakes City |
Domestic Animal Control By-Law 2021-072
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Kenora City |
Keeping of Animals (Animal Control) By-law No. 150-2010
+1 more adopted 2010-08-09 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00 spayed/neutered/under 6 months; $30.00 not spayed/neutered; $100.00 Nuisance Dog; $500.00 Dangerous Dog · leash rule: No dog shall run at large; must be securely restrained by a leash held by a person capable of properly restraining the dog. | 2026-08-28 |
| King Township |
Animal Control By-law 2016-85 | licence required: True · leash rule: No person or owner shall allow or permit an animal to be at large or trespass. · max animals: Maximum of four (4) dogs and four (4) cats per dwelling; kennel/doggie day care licence required for more | 2026-08-28 |
| Kingston City |
Animal Control By-law 2021-166
+1 more adopted 2021-10-05 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must not be off-leash in any public park or recreational area, except at a designated off-leash dog area. · fines: not more than $100,000 | 2026-08-28 |
| Kingsville Town |
Regulation of Dogs By-law 103-2003 (Consolidated) | licence required: True · leash rule: Owner must keep dog under physical control by leash or other device at all times when off owner's premises. · max animals: 3 dogs; more than 3 requires a Kennel Licence | 2026-08-28 |
| LaSalle Town |
Animal Control By-law 8705
adopted 2022-05-24 |
licence required: True · licence fee: Unaltered Dog: $22.00 (Jan 1–Mar 31) / $44.00 (Apr 1+); Altered Dog: $18.00 / $36.00; Kennel Licence: $100.00 / $200.00; Boarding Establishment: $100.00 / $200.00; Dangerous Dog: $100.00 / $200.00; Replacement Dog Tag: $11.00; Dog Adopted from Lakeshore Dog Pound: Fee waived for 1st year · leash rule: Dogs must be on a leash not exceeding six feet and under care and control of a person when off owner's premises. | 2026-08-28 |
| Laird Township |
By-law 2040-25 — Control of Dogs | licence required: True · licence fee: No Fee for all individual dogs (neutered or intact, before or after March 31); $100.00 for registered kennel; $5.00 replacement tag · leash rule: No dog shall run at large; must be on leash within 3 meters (10 feet) of a person or leashed to a structure. | 2026-08-28 |
| Lakeshore Town |
Animal Care and Control By-law 27-2022 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Lambton Shores Municipality |
Dog Control By-Law 37-2009
adopted 2009-07-06 |
leash rule: No owner shall fail to keep dog leashed when not on the owner's property. · max animals: No more than two (2) dogs without a kennel licence. · fines: $101.00 total per offence (fine $76.00 + VSC $20.00 + CC $5.00) | 2026-08-28 |
| Lanark Highlands Township |
Regulate the Keeping and Control of Animals - By-Law 2004-502 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Latchford Town |
By-Law No. 2023-025 - Amendment to Animal Control By-law 2017-019
adopted 2023-10-24 |
leash rule: No animal shall run at large within the limits of the Town of Latchford. · fines: $125.00 | 2026-08-28 |
| Laurentian Valley Township |
By-law 2017-09-036 - Animal Control | licence required: True · licence fee: Sterilized: $15.00 (before Mar 31) / $25.00 (after Mar 31); Unsterilized: $20.00 (before Mar 31) / $30.00 (after Mar 31); Dangerous Dog: $500.00; Service Dogs: $0.00 · leash rule: Every person shall control a dog while off its own property with a leash held in hand or affixed to an immovable structure. | 2026-08-28 |
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands Township |
By-law 2025-015 - Dogs | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Limerick Township |
Running of Dogs at Large By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Lincoln Town |
Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2019-18 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be on a leash not exceeding 5 metres, held by a person; no running at large except in designated off-leash areas. · max animals: 3 dogs, 4 cats, and/or 3 of another domestic animal over 10 weeks of age | 2026-08-28 |
| London City |
Animal Control By-law No. PH-3
+3 more adopted 1993-11-15 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must not run at large; must be under physical control by leash not greater than 1.8 metres. · max animals: No more than three dogs per dwelling unit | 2026-08-28 |
| Loyalist Township |
Dog Control and Licensing By-law 2011-069 (Consolidated Version)
adopted 2011-08-29 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00/tag (regular); $15.00/tag if purchased before March 31; $15.00/tag for new residents after March 31 or dogs acquired after March 31; Service Dog no charge; $4.00 replacement tag · leash rule: Dog not under control unless on a leash or lead of not more than six (6) feet in length | 2026-08-28 |
| Madoc Township |
Dog Licensing and Control By-Law | licence required: True · licence fee: $10.00 per dog purchased by March 31st; $15.00 per dog purchased after March 31st · max animals: maximum of 3 dogs kept at a property at any time | 2026-08-28 |
| Magnetawan Municipality |
By-law 2023-45 - Regulate Dogs | licence required: True · leash rule: No dog to run at large; must be restrained off owner's property; leash required in parks and trails. · max animals: 4 dogs per household (over 6 months of age); kennel licence exempt | 2026-08-28 |
| Markham City |
Animal Control By-law 2018-91 (Animal Protection) | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Markstay-Warren Municipality |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-law 2024-28 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Marmora and Lake Municipality |
Exotic Animal Bylaw 2008-35 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Matachewan Township |
Backyard Chickens Amended By-law 2024-18 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Mattawa Town |
Keeping of Dogs By-law 08-21 | licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00 prior to March 31; $30.00 after March 31; $1.00 for a duplicate tag · leash rule: Owner must keep dog under restraint at all times; off the property only under control of a competent person and leashed; no running at large. | 2026-08-28 |
| Mattice-Val Côté Township |
Registration and Control of Cats and Dogs | — | 2026-08-28 |
| McGarry Township |
Animal Control By-Law 2021-13
adopted 2021-01-12 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| McMurrich/Monteith Township |
By-Law 07-2023 Control & Licensing of Dogs
+1 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: $50.00 lifetime; $10.00 annual; $3.00 replacement · leash rule: Dog must be on leash max 2 metres, under control of capable person at all times; no dog at large. | 2026-08-28 |
| Merrickville–Wolford Village |
Licencing, Regulating and Keeping of Dogs By-law (09-2025)
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be on leash at all times when off owner's property if owner cannot maintain care and control. · max animals: 3 dogs in Merrickville Ward; 4 dogs in Wolford Ward (without kennel licence) | 2026-08-28 |
| Middlesex Centre Municipality |
Animal Control By-Law (2012-030, amending 2017-014, 2019-111)
adopted 2012-03-21 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| Midland Town |
Animal Control By-law 2024-36
+1 more |
max animals: No more than two cats over 12 weeks per dwelling unit; no more than two rabbits per dwelling unit (except on lands assessed/zoned as farmlands) · licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed and held by someone who can control them using a leash no longer than 1.5 metres when in public. | 2026-08-28 |
| Minto Town |
Dog Licensing By-law 2019-39 | licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00 per dog before April 1; $35.00 per dog after March 31 (first, second and third dog); $5.00 replacement tag; Guide/Special Assistance Dogs exempt · leash rule: Dogs must be on leash and under control of a competent person when off owner's property; leash must not exceed 1.98 m (6'6") | 2026-08-28 |
| Mississauga City |
Animal Care and Control By-law 0098-2004
adopted 2004-03-10 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Owner must leash dog at all times unless on owner's lands, consented lands, or a designated Leash-Free Zone · max animals: No more than four (4) animals on any premises | 2026-08-28 |
| Mississippi Mills Town |
Animal Control By-law 14-21 (consolidated)
adopted 2014-05-06 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be constrained by a leash and under direct control of owner or designate when off owner's property. · max animals: 3 dogs in Ward of Almonte and named hamlets/subdivisions; 6 dogs outside those areas; 12 dogs for hunters | 2026-08-28 |
| Mono Town |
Consolidated Dog Bylaw (2005-13, as amended) | licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00 per dog (spayed/neutered); $30.00 per dog (not spayed/neutered); replacement tag $15.00 · leash rule: Dogs off owner's property must be physically constrained by a leash under a person's control. | 2026-08-28 |
| Montague Township |
Animal Control Bylaw 4214-2026 | licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00; $5.00 microchipped; $500.00 grandfathered dangerous/prohibited dog; No Charge service dog; $5.00 replacement tag · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed (max 1.8 m / 6 ft) and under control on any Township land; running at large prohibited. | 2026-08-28 |
| Moosonee Town |
Animal Control By-law #05-25 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be on a leash and under control of a physically capable person when off owner's premises, unless on consenting premises or service/police dog. · max animals: No more than 3 dogs and a total not exceeding 6 animals | 2026-08-28 |
| Morris-Turnberry Municipality |
Animal Care and Control Bylaw 109-2019
adopted 2019-12-17 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No dog permitted at large; on municipal property must be leashed (max 6 ft), unless at a designated leash-free park · max animals: Urban: max 2 dogs (max 5 animals total) per dwelling unit; Rural: max 3 dogs without a kennel licence | 2026-08-28 |
| Muskoka Lakes Township |
Dog Control By-law 2021-090 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| Neebing Municipality |
By-law 2014-028 - Responsible Pet Owners / Canine Control
adopted 2014-11-19 |
— | 2026-08-28 |
| New Tecumseth Town |
Dangerous Dog By-law 2002-045 (Consolidated)
adopted 2002-03-25 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dangerous dog off owner's property must be on collar-type leash maximum 1 metre, muzzled, under control of person 16+. · fines: $500.00 first offence; $1,000.00 second offence | 2026-08-28 |
| Newmarket Town |
Animal Control By-law 2020-30 | licence required: True · leash rule: No person keeping a Dog shall allow the Dog to be At Large unless confined to a leash-free Park or zone. · max animals: No more than 3 Dogs or 4 Cats per person/dwelling unit | 2026-08-28 |
| Niagara Falls City |
Animal Care and Control By-law 2019-35
adopted 2019-03-19 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $40.00 unsterilized; $20.00 sterilized · leash rule: Dogs off owner's premises must be on a leash not exceeding 5 metres, held by a person. | 2026-08-28 |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Town |
Animal Care and Control By-law 2025-007 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large; must be on a leash held by a person when off owner's premises; max 3 metres. · max animals: 3 dogs over 10 weeks of age; 3 cats over 20 weeks of age (or 5 cats if all sterilized) | 2026-08-28 |
| Nipissing Township |
By-law No. 2022-42 - Dog By-law
adopted 2022-09-20 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $10.00 (one dog); $20.00 each (2nd–4th dog); after March 31: $20.00 (one dog), $30.00 each (2nd–4th dog); kennel licence $75.00 / $100.00 after March 31 · leash rule: Dog must be on a leash not exceeding 1.8 metres, held under effective control of a competent person. | 2026-08-28 |
| Norfolk City |
Animal Care and Control By-law 2014-46 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| North Bay City |
Dog Licensing By-Law 1993-151 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| North Dumfries Township |
Dog By-law No. 3160-20 | — | 2026-08-28 |
| North Glengarry Township |
Animal at Large By-law | — | 2026-08-28 |
| North Huron Township |
Animal Control By-law No. 10-2024 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be on leash when off owner's land or residence; no dog shall run at large. · max animals: No more than four (4) dogs per dwelling unit (over 8 weeks of age) without a Kennel licence | 2026-08-28 |
| North Stormont Township |
Animal Control By-law 062-04 | licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00 sterilized dog; $20.00 not sterilized; no fee for service dog; $2.00 replacement tag · leash rule: In any conservation area, institutional area, or Township park, a dog must be kept on a leash less than 2.4 metres (8 feet) and under the control of a person. | 2026-08-29 |
| Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Municipality |
By-law 2016-06: Animal Control | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Oakville Town |
Animal Control By-law | — | 2026-08-30 |
| Orillia City |
Municipal Code Chapter 285 — Care of Animals
+3 more adopted 2022-07-21 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $75.00; service dogs exempt · leash rule: Dog off owner's property must be on leash not exceeding ten feet and under control at all times. | 2026-08-29 |
| Oro-Medonte Township |
Canine Control | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Oshawa City |
Responsible Pet Owners By-law 14-2010 (consolidated)
adopted 2010-03-08 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Ottawa City |
Animal Care and Control (By-law No. 2003-077) | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Owen Sound City |
Keeping Certain Kinds of Animals By-law No. 1997-089
+4 more adopted 1997-06-23 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Parry Sound Town |
Animal Control By-law 2013-6285 | licence required: True · licence fee: Current registered dog licence $30.00; New registered dog licence $50.00; Replacement licence $7.00 · leash rule: Every owner shall keep dog leashed and under control when on municipal land, except owner's property or with consent. | 2026-08-29 |
| Pelee Township |
Dog Licensing and Regulation By-law No. 1625 | licence required: True · licence fee: $3.00 male or spayed female; $5.00 each additional male or spayed female; $10.00 intact female; $15.00 each additional intact female; $50.00 kennel (5+ dogs) · leash rule: Dogs found off premises without a tag, or with a tag not under control of any person, may be seized. | 2026-08-29 |
| Pembroke City |
Animal Control By-law 2025-85 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed (max 1.8 m, held in hand or fixed to immovable structure) when off owner's property; no running at large. · fines: $150.00–$650.00 | 2026-08-29 |
| Perry Township |
Regulate the Keeping and Controlling of Dogs By-law 2006-01 | licence required: True · licence fee: $15.00 per dog, for lifetime of dog; $5.00 replacement; No Charge for Guide or Service dogs · leash rule: Dog must be on hand leash or leash fixed to permanent structure on land other than owner's property. | 2026-08-29 |
| Perth East Township |
09-2017 | Regulation of Keeping and Tagging Dogs, Prohibition of Dogs Running at Large
+1 more adopted 2017-03-03 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Perth South Township |
Dog Control By-law No. 36-2022 | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Petawawa Town |
Animal Control By-law 174/2001 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs prohibited from running at large; leashes must not exceed 2 metres (6 feet, 6 inches). | 2026-08-29 |
| Peterborough City |
Animal By-law 21-112
adopted 2021-12-13 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs and Cats not restrained by a leash not exceeding two (2) metres in length are Running at Large. · max animals: No more than three (3) Dogs and no more than three (3) Cats at any Premises. | 2026-08-29 |
| Petrolia Town |
By-law Number 24-2015 - Animal Control | licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00 first dog; $60.00 second dog; 50% surcharge after January 31st; $5.00 replacement tag; Guide/Service dogs no charge · leash rule: No domestic animal shall run at large; must be under physical control of a person on a leash. | 2026-08-29 |
| Pickering City |
Responsible Pet Ownership By-law 6811/07
adopted 2007-10-15 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Plummer Additional Township |
By-law 2002-17 - License, Regulate and Control Dogs within the Township of Plummer Additional
+1 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: Neutered male/spayed female: $5.00 (before March 31), $10.00 (after); male/female (intact): $10.00 (before), $20.00 (after); kennel licence $25.00 (up to 5 dogs) / $40.00 (over 6 dogs); dog tag replacement $2.00 · leash rule: A dog off the owner's premises must be on a leash eight (8) feet or less held by the owner, unless on land where prior consent to be unleashed was given. | 2026-08-29 |
| Plympton–Wyoming Town |
By-law 129 of 2024 - Dog Licensing, Control and Regulation By-law
adopted 2024-10-30 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20 neutered/spayed (1st dog), $30 not neutered/spayed (1st dog); $30/$40 (2nd dog); $40/$50 (3rd dog); Kennel $100; Dangerous Dog $200; Guide/Service Dog no charge; Replacement Tag $5; Transfer Tag $5 · leash rule: No owner shall permit dog to run at large; dog off-property must be under physical control | 2026-08-29 |
| Point Edward Village |
By-law 20 of 2019 - Prohibit or Otherwise Regulate the Keeping of Certain Animals | fines: not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for each offence | 2026-08-29 |
| Port Colborne City |
Exotic Animals By-law No. 4086/81/01
+3 more adopted 2001-06-25 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Prescott Town |
By-law No. 05-2021 - Animal Control By-law
adopted 2021-02-01 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00 first time; $18.00 2nd and subsequent (no tag); $5.00 replacement tag; yearly · leash rule: Animals must be under control and on a leash at all times when not on the owner's property. | 2026-08-29 |
| Prince Edward City |
Canine Control By-Law No. 2958-2011 (office consolidation incl. amendments to 2023)
adopted 2011-11-08 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Quinte West City |
Animals (Other Than Dogs) Being at Large By-law 14-90
+2 more |
fines: $100; $150; $200; $250 · leash rule: Cats and other animals must be kept on a leash or physically restrained and under control on City land; must not be at large. · max animals: 5 cats per dwelling unit | 2026-08-29 |
| Ramara Township |
Prohibit Feeding Wildlife By-law 2022.95 | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Red Lake Municipality |
Animal Control By-Law No. 02-2024
adopted 2024-01-15 |
licence required: True · leash rule: A dog is at large when not under direct control of a competent person; control requires a leash held by that person. · fines: not more than $5,000.00, exclusive of costs | 2026-08-29 |
| Red Rock Township |
Dog and Cat Licensing | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Renfrew Town |
Prohibited Animals By-law Number 26-2016
+1 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: $10.00/animal (Jan 1–Mar 31, up to 4 per household); $12.00/animal (Apr 1–Dec 31, up to 4 per household); $15.00/animal (Jan 1–Mar 31, excess of 4); $18.00/animal (Apr 1–Dec 31, excess of 4); $0 for Service Dogs · leash rule: Dog must be on leash (max 2 m) and under effective physical control whenever off owner's property. | 2026-08-29 |
| Richmond Hill City |
Responsible Pet Ownership and Animal Regulation By-law No. 22-25
adopted 2025-03-26 |
licence required: True · leash rule: A dog is at large if not on a leash providing effective care and control when off the owner's property or outside a building/dwelling unit · max animals: Max 3 dogs per dwelling unit; combined maximum of 7 permitted animals per dwelling unit (excluding Article 11 pigeons and permitted fish) | 2026-08-29 |
| Sarnia City |
Animal Control By-Law No. 234 of 1992 - Dogs, Rabbits, Pigeons and Domestic Fowl (Consolidated, incl. amendment 84 of 2024)
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Saugeen Shores Town |
Animal Control By-law | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be kept on a leash at all times on trails and public parks. | 2026-08-30 |
| Sault Ste. Marie City |
Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2019-117
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Schreiber Township |
Bylaw 27-2021 - Animal Control Bylaw
adopted 2021-07-27 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be under control of a competent person by means of a leash when off owner's property. · max animals: 3 dogs per residential dwelling unit; 3 cats per residential dwelling unit | 2026-08-29 |
| Scugog Township |
Animal Control By-law 85-08 Office Consolidation
adopted 2008-10-06 |
licence required: True · licence fee: Dog - spayed or neutered: $20.00; Dog - unaltered - 1st dog: $30.00; 2nd dog: $35.00; 3rd dog: $40.00 · leash rule: Every Owner of a Dog shall control such Dog on a Leash when the Dog is away from its Household. | 2026-08-29 |
| Seguin Township |
Dogs Consolidated By-law No. 2002-056
+1 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: $25.00, valid for the lifetime of the registered dog | 2026-08-29 |
| Severn Township |
By-law No. 2020-62 - Canine Control By-law (Dogs and Kennels)
+1 more adopted 2024-03-06 |
max animals: more than 4 dogs in a dwelling unit · fines: $500 minimum; $100,000 maximum; $10,000 for continuous or multiple offences | 2026-08-29 |
| Shelburne Town |
Animal Care and Control By-law 15-2018
adopted 2018-03-26 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $25.00 altered; $35.00 unaltered; Service Dog no fee; Replacement Tag $5.00 · leash rule: Dog deemed at large if not leashed or leashed but no person has leash in hand. | 2026-08-29 |
| Shuniah Municipality |
Dog Waste Control By-law 1952-98
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Sioux Lookout Municipality |
By-law 09-23 To Regulate the Keeping of Animals Within the Municipality of Sioux Lookout | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Smooth Rock Falls Town |
Animal Control Bylaw 2015-01 | licence required: False · leash rule: Dogs must be contained on their property and leashed when being walked in public places. | 2026-08-29 |
| South Bruce Municipality |
By-law 2018-39 Animal Control | licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must be on a leash max 6 feet long, held by a competent person; on municipal property if not at a designated leash-free park. · max animals: Urban areas: max 2 dogs per dwelling unit; rural areas: max 3 dogs per property (without kennel licence) | 2026-08-29 |
| South Bruce Peninsula Town |
Dog Regulating By-Law 34-2019 | — | 2026-08-29 |
| South Dundas Municipality |
By-Law 2025-34: Animal Control | — | 2026-08-29 |
| South Huron Municipality |
Animal Control By-law 21-2018, Office Consolidation | licence required: True · licence fee: as set out in the Fees and Charges By-Law; as set by Council from time to time · leash rule: Every owner shall ensure that his or her dog or cat does not run at large within the Municipality of South Huron. | 2026-08-29 |
| South-West Oxford Township |
Animal Care and Control By-Law 76-2017 | licence required: False · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large. · fines: $150.00 fine per occurrence | 2026-08-29 |
| Southgate Township |
Canine Control By-law 2024-078, as amended | licence required: True · leash rule: Dog deemed at large if not under physical control by leash maximum 1.8 metres (six feet) · max animals: 3 dogs per property or dwelling unit | 2026-08-29 |
| Southwest Middlesex Municipality |
Comprehensive Animal Control By-law 2023/064
adopted 2023-10-25 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Catharines City |
Animal Services and Control
+4 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Joseph Township |
Breeding Kennel Bylaw #2025-41
+2 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Marys Town |
Animal Services | — | 2026-08-29 |
| St. Thomas City |
Animal Control By-law 71-2011 (Consolidated July 2021)
adopted 2011-05-16 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| St.-Charles Municipality |
Responsible Animal Ownership By-Law 2024-27
+1 more |
max animals: 5 hens within Town Limits; 5 hens on Waterfront Residential; 10 hens outside Town Limits; 20 hens outside Town Limits on properties ≥5 acres · fines: $100.00–$500.00 · licence required: True | 2026-08-29 |
| Stratford City |
Animal Control By-law 195-2002 (consolidated to August 11, 2014) | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Sundridge Village |
Respecting the Care and Control of Animals By-law (2019-039) | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Tay Township |
Animals at Large
+1 more |
leash rule: No owner shall permit an animal to be at large (found off premises and not under control of any person). · fines: $125.00 per offence (set fine); minimum $500, maximum $100,000 on conviction · licence required: True | 2026-08-29 |
| Temagami Municipality |
By-law 10-870 - Animal Control
adopted 2010-01-14 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $20.00; reduced by $10.00 if owner is 65+ or dog/cat is spayed/neutered; nil for seeing eye dog, hearing ear dog, or police work dog · leash rule: Dog or cat must be on a leash under effective control of a competent person; not to run at large. | 2026-08-29 |
| Temiskaming Shores City |
Animal Care and Control By-law No. 2023-122 | licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs and cats must be on a leash not more than 2 metres, held by a Responsible Person, when off owner's premises. · max animals: R1/R2/R3: 3 dogs, 3 cats; R4/M4/other zones: 2 dogs, 2 cats, combined total 3; A1/RU: 4 dogs, 4 cats; kennel licence required to exceed limits. | 2026-08-29 |
| The North Shore Township |
Animal Control By-law No. 23-57
adopted 2023-08-16 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Thessalon Town |
By-law 2612 - Animal Care and Control By-law
adopted 2024-05-21 |
licence required: True · leash rule: All dogs must be leashed and under control when leaving the property; a leash must not exceed three (3) metres in length. · max animals: three (3) Dogs over the age of 12 weeks per dwelling unit | 2026-08-29 |
| Thorold City |
Animal Care and Control By-law No. 79-2017 (Consolidated)
adopted 2017-08-08 |
licence required: True · licence fee: $50.00 unsterilized; $25.00 sterilized; $50.00 dangerous dog; $10.00 late registration surcharge; $2.00 replacement tag · leash rule: Dogs must not run at large except in designated off-leash areas; owner must control dog by leash held or affixed to person. | 2026-08-29 |
| Thunder Bay City |
By-law to Regulate Animals (Responsible Pet Ownership By-law), No. 078-2005
+1 more adopted 2005-07-12 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Tillsonburg Town |
Animal Care and Control By-law 2021-013 Consolidated
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be leashed off owner's property; leash must not exceed 2 meters (6 feet, 6 inches). · max animals: No more than 3 domestic dogs, 3 domestic cats, or 5 total animals over 2 months at one location. | 2026-08-29 |
| Timmins City |
Dogs and Cats By-Law
+2 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: Altered dog/cat: $35; Non-altered dog/cat: $60 (per User Fee By-law Schedule 'I') · leash rule: Every owner or guardian shall keep a dog on a leash or under the direct control of a competent person; dogs/cats may not run at large. | 2026-08-29 |
| Trent Hills Municipality |
Exotic Animals
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Trent Lakes Municipality |
Dogs and Kennels By-law B2023-064
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dog must not run at large unless under control of a person and held firmly on a leash. · max animals: More than three (3) dogs aged over three (3) months requires a kennel licence. | 2026-08-29 |
| Tudor and Cashel Township |
By-law No. 2008-0009 - Animal By-law
+1 more |
licence required: True · licence fee: $5.00 first dog; $3.00 each additional dog; $1.00 replacement tag; $2.00 recording fee per dog (more than three dogs); $25.00 commercial kennel licence including tag · leash rule: Dogs prohibited from running at large; no owner shall allow dog to run at large or trespass on any private property. | 2026-08-29 |
| Uxbridge Township |
By-law 2009-081: Animal Control By-law | licence required: True · licence fee: $25.00 spayed/neutered; $35.00 unaltered · leash rule: Every owner of a dog shall control such dog on a leash when away from its household. | 2026-08-29 |
| Vaughan City |
Animal Control By-law 066-2020
+1 more |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Warwick Township |
Animal Control By-Law | licence required: True · licence fee: Free (registration tag); $10.00/tag replacement; $200.00 kennel licence · leash rule: No owner shall permit their animal to remain off the owner's property without a leash; dogs off-leash only in designated dog parks. | 2026-08-29 |
| Wasaga Beach Town |
By-law 2009-104 - Amendment to Animal Control By-law 2002-63 (Number of Dogs)
adopted 2009-11-24 |
max animals: more than two (2) dogs requires exemption | 2026-08-29 |
| Waterloo City |
Animal Control Bylaw No. 2009-047 (consolidated, last updated 2021)
+1 more adopted 2021-05-31 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Wawa Municipality |
By-Law 2512-11 - License, Regulate and Control of Dogs
+1 more |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be on leash and under control except on owner's premises or designated off-leash parkland; leash max 3 m. · max animals: more than three (3) dogs over twenty (20) weeks of age per dwelling unit | 2026-08-29 |
| Welland City |
Animals at Large By-law No. 2019-14
+4 more adopted 2019-02-19 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Wellington North Township |
Canine Control By-law 102-2024
+1 more |
leash rule: Every owner shall keep his or her dog under restraint at all times; no dog to run at large. · fines: Minimum $250; maximum $25,000 first offence; $50,000 subsequent offence; set fines: $100 · licence fee: New: $500.00; Renewal: $250.00 (both Breeding and Boarding) | 2026-08-29 |
| West Elgin Municipality |
By-law 2023-80 - Animal Control with Set Fines | — | 2026-08-29 |
| West Grey Municipality |
Dog Licensing Bylaw No. 87-2009
adopted 2009-12-21 |
licence required: True · leash rule: No dog shall run at large; must be under control of a person 16+ when off owner's premises. · fines: $55.00 set fine for each listed offence | 2026-08-29 |
| West Lincoln Township |
Animal Care and Control By-law (consolidated) | licence required: True · licence fee: $30.00 unspayed/unneutered; $17.00 spayed/neutered; $100.00 vicious dog (Jan 1–Nov 30); early purchase discount Dec 1–31: $25.00 unspayed/unneutered, $14.00 spayed/neutered, $100.00 vicious dog · leash rule: Dogs must be on leash ≤3 metres held by a person when off owner's premises; no running at large except designated off-leash areas | 2026-08-29 |
| Westport Village |
By-law 85-12 - Licensing and Regulation of Dogs
adopted 1988-09-30 |
licence required: True · licence fee: Male dog $3.00; each additional male (same person) $5.00; unspayed female $5.00; each additional unspayed female (same person) $7.00; spayed female $3.00; each additional spayed female (same person) $5.00; kennel licence $25.00 · leash rule: No person shall permit his dog to run at large; dog deemed at large when found off owner's premises while not under owner's control. | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitby Town |
By-law 7392-18 - Prohibited and Regulated Animals By-law | leash rule: No owner of an animal shall allow their animal to be at large. · max animals: Max 2 ferrets or chinchillas; max 3 domestic rabbits; max 80 pigeons per dwelling unit · fines: maximum fine of $100,000.00; continuing offence: additional maximum fine of $10,000.00 per day | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitchurch-Stouffville Town |
Animal Services By-law | — | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitestone Municipality |
By-law No. 17-2022 - The regulating of dogs | licence required: True · leash rule: No owner shall allow their dog to run at large within the Municipality; off property must be under control of a capable person. · max animals: 4 dogs per residence in residential or waterfront zone | 2026-08-29 |
| Whitewater Township |
Animal Control By-law No. 20-07-1308
adopted 2020-06-17 |
licence required: True · leash rule: Dogs must be on a leash not exceeding 2 metres and under owner control when off owner's property; running at large is prohibited. · max animals: No more than 3 dogs per household | 2026-08-29 |
| Windsor City |
By-law Respecting the Keeping of Animals 8156
+2 more adopted 1985-03-18 |
— | 2026-08-29 |
| Woodstock City |
Chapter 0202 - Animal Control - Potentially Dangerous Dogs
+4 more adopted 2011-05-05 |
leash rule: Dogs and cats must be on a leash not exceeding 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) when off owner's premises; unleashed deemed not under control. · max animals: Maximum three dogs and two cats, or two dogs and three cats, over four months of age per location, except licensed kennels. · fines: liable to a fine or penalty as provided in the Provincial Offences Act | 2026-08-29 |
| Zorra Township |
By-law 43-15: Animal Care and Control By-law
adopted 2015-08-11 |
leash rule: A dog at any place other than owner's premises must be on a leash and/or under control of a person responsible. · max animals: 3 dogs in single-unit dwelling; 2 dogs in multiple-unit dwelling · fines: $125.00–$300.00 | 2026-08-29 |
Nothing on file for dogs & animal control
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (5) — Elizabethtown-Kitley (2026-08-28), Hilliard (2026-08-28), Oliver Paipoonge (2026-08-29), Papineau-Cameron (2026-08-29), Tweed (2026-08-29).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (188) — Addington Highlands, Adjala-Tosorontio, Admaston/Bromley, Ajax, Alberton, Algonquin Highlands, Alnwick/Haldimand, Armour, Arran–Elderslie, Assiginack, Aurora, Baldwin, Bayham, Black River-Matheson, Brighton, Brooke-Alvinston, Bruce County, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, Burpee and Mills, Caledon, Carlow/Mayo, Central Frontenac, Central Manitoulin, Champlain, Chapple, Charlton and Dack, Chatsworth, Clearview, Cobalt, Cobourg, Cockburn Island, Collingwood, Conmee, Dawson, Deep River, Deseronto, District Municipality of Muskoka, Dorion, Dubreuilville, East Gwillimbury, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, Elgin County, Emo, Erin, Espanola, Essex, Essex County, Evanturel, Fort Erie, Frontenac County, Frontenac Islands, Gillies, Gore Bay, Grand Valley, Gravenhurst, Greater Sudbury, Grey Highlands, Grimsby, Guelph/Eramosa, Haliburton County, Harley, Harris, Hastings County, Head, Clara and Maria, Hilton Beach, Hudson, Huron County, Ingersoll, Iroquois Falls, Jocelyn, Johnson, Joly, Kapuskasing, Kearney, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards, Killarney, Kincardine, Kirkland Lake, Kitchener, La Vallee, Lake of Bays, Lake of the Woods, Lambton County, Lanark County, Larder Lake, Laurentian Hills, Leamington, Lennox and Addington County, Lucan Biddulph, Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Machar, Machin, Madawaska Valley, Malahide, Manitouwadge, Mapleton, Marathon, Mattawan, McDougall, McKellar, McNab/Braeside, Meaford, Melancthon, Middlesex County, Milton, Minden Hills, Mulmur, Nairn and Hyman, Newbury, Nipigon, North Algona Wilberforce, North Dundas, North Frontenac, North Grenville, North Kawartha, North Middlesex, North Perth, Northern Bruce Peninsula, Northumberland County, Norwich, Oil Springs, Orangeville, Otonabee–South Monaghan, Oxford County, Pelham, Penetanguishene, Perth, Perth County, Peterborough County, Pickle Lake, Port Hope, Powassan, Prescott and Russell, Prince, Puslinch, Rainy River, Regional Municipality of Durham, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Regional Municipality of Peel, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Regional Municipality of York, Renfrew County, Rideau Lakes, Russell, Ryerson, Sables-Spanish Rivers, Selwyn, Simcoe County, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Smiths Falls, South Algonquin, South Frontenac, South Glengarry, South River, South Stormont, Southwold, Spanish, Springwater, St. Clair, Stirling-Rawdon, Stone Mills, Strathroy-Caradoc, Strong, Tarbutt, Tay Valley, Tecumseh, Tehkummah, Terrace Bay, Thames Centre, The Archipelago, The Blue Mountains, The Nation, Tiny, Toronto, Tyendinaga, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Val Rita-Harty, Wainfleet, Wellesley, Wellington County, West Nipissing, West Perth, White River, Wilmot, Wollaston, Woolwich.
No bylaws published online (8, verified negatives) — Brethour, Chamberlain, Fauquier-Strickland, Gauthier, Kerns, Moonbeam, O'Connor, Thornloe.
Unconfirmed (3, leads but nothing verified) — Coleman, Morley, Opasatika.